Chapter 494: Pot Cover Noodles
Pot lid noodles, one of the top ten famous noodles in China, also known as Zhenjiang small knife noodles, are known as "the first noodles in the world in the south of the Yangtze River", and are the traditional cuisine of Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province. The noodles used for pen ~ fun ~ kaku www.biquge.info pot lid noodles are "jumping noodles". The so-called "jumping noodles" is to put the kneading noodles on the board, and the operator sits at one end of the bamboo pole, and the other end is fixed on the board, which is both upside down, like dance, like acrobatics, repeatedly squeezed into a thin dough, and cut into noodles with a knife. The method is usually to knead the flour and roll it into thin slices, then cut it with a knife, cook it in the pot with the lid, and then pick it up and put it in a bowl with the condiment.
The characteristics are that the softness and hardness are appropriate, and the flexibility of the surface is good, which is suitable for all ages.
Zhenjiang is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, located in the southwest of Jiangsu Province, on the east coast of China and in the south of Jiangsu. It is the center of the north wing of the Yangtze River Delta, the central city of the Nanjing metropolitan area, the national-level demonstration area for the modernization of southern Jiangsu and an important part of the Jiangsu Yangtze River Economic Belt. The Yangtze River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal converge here to form the coordinates of China's "river overpass", known as the "world's first country".
Zhenjiang is the famous hometown of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are many places of interest and historic sites such as Jinshan Temple and Xijindu in the city, as well as famous institutions of higher learning such as Jiangsu University and Jiangsu University of Science and Technology. Zhenjiang Beijing-Shanghai Railway, Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway, Shanghai-Nanjing High-speed Railway, Shanghai-Rong Expressway, Yangli Expressway, Taizhen Expressway, Zhendan Expressway, 312 National Highway, 104 National Highway and other major cities in the country, the third largest shipping center in the Yangtze River basin - Zhenjiang Port connects the river to the sea.
The practice of pot lid noodles originated in the Qing Dynasty. It is rumored that when Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, when he went to Zhenjiang Zhang's sister-in-law's noodle shop, Zhang's sister-in-law made a mistake in her busy schedule, mistook the small pot lid on the soup can for a large pot lid, and put it into the noodle pot, but the noodles cooked were very delicious, and were praised by Qianlong.
Although the practice of pot lid noodles was presented in the Qing Dynasty, the name of pot lid noodles is only more than 30 years old. In 1979, the local government of Zhenjiang organized a meeting to make suggestions for the external promotion of Zhenjiang, and more than 10 old cultural people proposed that the old three monsters in Zhenjiang were too vulgar, and proposed to change the statement. This statement was gradually refreshed and covered up by the old "three monsters" and became Zhenjiang's business card. After the new "three monsters" prevailed, the pot lid noodles also slowly got their name. The three monsters of Zhenjiang refer in detail: the balsamic vinegar is not bad, the meat is not the right dish, and the lid of the noodle pot is boiled", so there is a saying that "if you don't go to the Great Wall, you are not a hero, and it is a pity not to taste the 'three monsters'".
Once upon a time, there was a family in Shandong where the husband and wife had a good relationship, but the husband was sick and had no appetite. One day, my wife put the noodles in the pot and came in to bring cold water, but when she came back, the noodle soup overflowed. She quickly lifted the lid of the pot, poured the water from the soup can into the pot, and touched the lid of the soup can into the pot. After the noodles were cooked, the husband felt that it was refreshing and tasteful, and he wanted to eat it again. Then the wife put the lid of the soup pot in the pot and covered the noodles and boiled it for her husband. After her husband got better, she went to Jiangnan to visit friends. The wife misses her husband and rushes to Jiangnan to look for it. In Zhenjiang, in order to make a living, she had to rely on her noodle cooking skills, work as a partner in a noodle shop, and find her husband. The husband went to Jiangnan to visit friends, so he went to Zhenjiang, ate noodles in a noodle shop, and met his wife. They thought that since Zhenjiang people love to eat "pot cover noodles" so much, it would be better for the two couples to open a noodle shop, so they simply did not return to their hometown in Shandong. In this way, the "Zhenjiang Noodle Shop" was opened, and the "Noodle Restaurant" became a famous food in Zhenjiang and has been passed down from generation to generation.
Legend has it that Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River to Zhenjiang, dressed in civilian clothes, and went all the way to the most famous sister-in-law Zhang's noodle shop. Zhang's sister-in-law and her husband hurriedly entertained them, and after finally letting the guests eat, they heard the guests in the kitchen say: "The taste is good, the taste is good, it is not rotten or hard, and it is fragrant and refreshing!" ”
Unexpectedly, Qianlong walked in as he spoke, exclaimed, and said, "Ah, how did you put the lid of the pot in the pot and boil it?" Sister-in-law Zhang realized that she was in a hurry, and she mistook the small pot lid on the soup can for the big pot lid, and she didn't even know if the lid was put into the pot. Qianlong came to Zhenjiang noodle shop, and the story of two good tastes spread. Since then, there have been many pot lid noodle shops in the streets and alleys of Zhenjiang.
There is also a saying that there is a family, as long as the father and three sons, there is no woman, it is not like a life, the pot has never been washed, and the family is also very poor. Once, when someone came to be a guest, he cooked the only noodles at home to entertain the guests, and he was not careful, and he mistakenly closed the lid of the small pot, and then he came in to borrow oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and when he came back, he found that the aroma was overflowing, and the noodles were full of flavor. It turned out that the condiments on the lid of the pot played a role, and since then the "pot lid noodles" have been born.
According to legend, there is a pair of sisters and brothers who depend on each other. My younger brother is sick and has a bad taste, so I always say that my sister's noodles are hard. So, my sister found a way to roll out the thin noodles, put the dough on the cutting board, and use a bamboo pole on which the person sat and pressed the dough to jump, from left to right, and then from right to left, pressed the dough thinly, and then cut it into thin noodles. When I was cooking the noodles, I wanted to add some green garlic, but I mistakenly put the lid of the small pot on the soup can next to me into the big pot. Unexpectedly, such noodles made my younger brother eat a lot and fragrant. It turns out that the area around the lid of a small pot is ventilated, so that the noodles are not easy to rot, have tendons, and taste better.
Since then, Zhenjiang's pot lid noodles have become famous, and there are many noodle shops making pot lid noodles in the streets and alleys.
In October 2009, at the "10th China Food Festival and the 8th International Food Expo" in Tianjin, it won the "Golden Tripod Award for Centennial Famous Snacks of China's Time-honored Brands". In July 2013, at the 2nd China Hotel Culture Festival and the 1st China Noodle Culture Festival in Hangzhou, the "Top Ten Noodles in China" were selected, and the pot lid noodles were among them.
Prepare noodles, soy sauce, sugar, monosodium glutamate, shrimp, star anise, bay leaves, salt, green heads, cooked lard or sesame oil. Put the pot on medium heat, add 250 grams of water, and bring the shrimp roe to a boil. After 3 minutes, add the sugar, pour in the soy sauce after dissolving, bring to a boil and remove from the heat, and simmer over low heat for 1 hour. Once it has cooled, it is placed in a container and set aside. Put water in a pot and bring to a boil, then add the noodles. Cover with a small lid. Put the empty bowl on the pot table, pour 25 grams of soy sauce, 10 grams of cooked lard or sesame oil, and add an appropriate amount of green head and 0.5 grams of monosodium glutamate.
After the noodle pot is boiling, add an appropriate amount of water to make the noodles cook thoroughly, remove the lid when boiling, remove the foam, scoop the noodles into the bowl one by one, and pour in the appropriate amount of noodle soup. Qingtou, that is, noodles made from various vegetables. raw garlic, garlic flowers, and cabbage; Cooked have small green vegetables, Chuanxiong, green peppers, bean sprouts, fragrant dry, these vegetables are washed, blanched with boiling water, cut into shreds or segments.